why your nervous system chooses freezing over feeling 👇🏼 ever feel like you're emotionally numb or just can't find the words to speak when you're overwhelmed? 🥹 this could be your nervous system's way of coping with too much stress – it's called dorsal vagal shutdown (aka freeze response) 😮‍💨 your dorsal vagus nerve literally connects your throat to your heart which is why when it starts to shutdown you may also have difficulty speaking, swallowing, crying, or feeling your emotions... when